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apostates

apostates is the plural of apostate.

Meaning of apostate

Noun

apostate (plural apostates)

  1. (countable) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
  2. One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.
  3. (broadly) One who has renounced a political party, a cause, etc.
    • But the most politically damaging blow came from a late-breaking apostate: Mr. Clooney, who just weeks earlier had spent time with Mr. Biden and helped deliver $28 million to his campaign at a Los Angeles fund-raiser.2024 July 11, Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein, Reid J. Epstein, “How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Questions about apostates

What is apostates the plural of?
Apostates is the plural of apostate.

Words near apostates in the dictionary

  1. apostasizing
  2. apostasy
  3. apostata
  4. apostatas
  5. apostate
  6. apostates
  7. apostatic
  8. apostatical
  9. apostatically
  10. apostatise
  11. apostatised

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